AWS DeepRacer User manual

AWS DeepRacer and Sensor Kit
Getting Started Guide
The AWS Sensor Kit is intended for use only with the AWS DeepRacer

Getting started guide
Contents
AWS DeepRacer: In the box
AWS DeepRacer Sensor kit: In the box
Assembled vehicle at a glance
Preparation
Setup your vehicle
Preparation
Install sensors
Install LiDAR
Install Stereo Cameras
Connect battery
*Connect Dell battery
Turn on power
Connect to Wi-Fi
Turn on vehicle
Lights and action!
Test drive
Drive and experiment
Track building
Race
Tips
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Get rolling in approximately 60-90 minutes

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AWS DeepRacer: In the box
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1. Vehicle chassis
2. Micro-USB to USB-A cable
3. Pins
4. Compute battery connector cable (USB-C)
5a. Vehicle battery charging adapter
5b. Vehicle battery charging cable
6. Compute battery
7. Vehicle battery unlock cable
8. Vehicle battery
9a. Power cable
9b. Power adapter
10. Vehicle body shell
11. White marking tape (not shown)

Sensor kit: In the box
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1. Vehicle body shell
2. LiDAR
3. Camera
4. Pins
5. LiDAR screws
6. USB-A extender cable
7. LiDAR to USB port connector cable
8. Phillips screwdriver
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Assembled vehicle at a glance
Front
Front
Back
Back
Cameras
4 MP cameras
with MJPEG
SD card
slot
Power
button
HDMI
Micro USB
USB-C
Reset
button
Power
on/off
Vehicle
chassis
Status LEDs
Micro USB
LiDAR
LED light
Compute battery on/off
LiDAR
LiDAR holder
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1. Charge compute battery
Connect the power cable, power adapter and the
compute battery. Plug into a power outlet to charge.
Note: Press button to power on. Battery indicator
LEDs glow when battery is charged or at capacity.
2. Charge vehicle battery
Connect the vehicle battery charge adapter, the
vehicle battery charge cable and the vehicle
battery. Plug into an power outlet.
Note: Green LED - full charge and ready
Preparation
Charge batteries
Approximately 2 hours
Red and green LED indicates
vehicle battery is charging
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6b
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9b
Next: Preparation continued

Vehicle battery
DeepRacer vehicle
Compute
battery
Compute
battery
connector
cable
Preparation
Gather these items
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Next: Setup vehicle

Setup your vehicle
1. Unpin and remove vehicle shell 2. Unpin chassis by removing four pins
4. Connect vehicle battery
Use the red connector cable, the white
connector is for charging
Note: wires attached
3. Lift compute module
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Next: Setup vehicle continued

5. Insert vehicle battery in the cradle 6. Secure vehicle battery with velcro strap
7. Turn switch on, then off
Setup your vehicle
Listen for an indicator sound, then switch off
Note: Sound indicates the vehicle battery has charge and
everything is working
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Next: Install sensors

8. Secure vehicle with four pins
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9. Secure compute battery and cable
velcro strap
Hold rounded side to insert
Next: Sensor preparation
Setup your vehicle

Preparation
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LiDAR and LiDAR bracket
LiDAR screws
Phillips screwdriver
LiDAR to USB port
connector cable
Camera
Gather these items
Next: Install LiDAR sensor

Install LiDAR sensor
1. Pull out camera from USB port
Note: Dell battery cable is longer
Grab the camera module firmly and pull
upward to remove it from the USB port.
2. Unplug USB-C cable from
compute battery
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3. Place LiDAR on vehicle chassis
Next: Install LiDAR sensor continued

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Fasten LiDAR - front and back
4. Fasten front screw
5. Fasten back screw
Install LiDAR sensor
Note: Use screws from shell bracket
Next: Install LiDAR sensor continued

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7. Plug the USB Micro-B
cable into the LiDAR
6. Plug USB-A cable in
middle USB-A port
USB Micro-B
Next: Install stereo cameras
USB-A
Install LiDAR sensor

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Plug camera into the left and
right USB-A ports
USB-A
Install stereo cameras
Next: Connect battery

Connect battery
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USB-C
Connect compute battery with USB-C
Next: *Connect Dell battery

Connect Dell battery
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*ONLY for customers with a Dell compute battery. If you do not have a
Dell compute battery, skip these instructions.
1. Plug cable in Dell compute battery 2. Slide cable under LiDAR frame
4. Plug in USB-C3. Wrap cable around base of liDAR
USB-C
Next: Turn on power

13. Turn on vehicle compute and wait for blue LED
Next: Connect to Wi-Fi
Approximately 2 minute for connection
See LED Tips on pages 30-31 for additional information
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1. Turn on compute battery
Turn on power

Connect to Wi-Fi
Let’s get your vehicle connected to a Wi-Fi network and use the vehicle’s IP address to drive
your vehicle manually and autonomously.
1. Connect vehicle to computer with
micro-USB
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USB Micro B
If you use macOS Catalina or later (10.15.5 +):
You will need a USB drive the first time you connect your vehicle to W-Fi. After you connect
and your vehicle's software updates, you can set up connections to new Wi-Fi networks using
the USB cable in the box.
How to use a USB Flash Drive to Connect your AWS DeepRacer
Use a Firefox browser to connect to deepracer.aws or the device’s wireless IP
(Chrome is not supported).
Next: Connect to WiFi continued

Connect to Wi-Fi
Select advanced and ‘Proceed to deepracer.aws’
to get to unlock your AWS DeepRacer
Note: Firefox requires a trust certificate, ‘accept
and proceed’
3. Proceed with a non-private connection2. Open browser, enter deepracer.aws
https://deepracer.aws
Note: Disable Wi-Fi on your computer and
disconnect ethernet cable.
Note: Trouble connecting, see Wi-Fi Tips on
page 32
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Vehicle access password is found
printed at the bottom of the vehicle.
4. Turn over vehicle
Next: Connect to WiFi continued